SULPHUR, LA —
OSHA Inspection: WASTEWATER SPECIALTIES, LLC.
Unprogrammed Related inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened an unprogrammed Related safety inspection of WASTEWATER SPECIALTIES, LLC. in WESTLAKE CHEMICALS 900 LA-108, SULPHUR, LA 70665 (NAICS 562211). OSHA activity number 345555114.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- WASTEWATER SPECIALTIES, LLC.
- Site address
- WESTLAKE CHEMICALS 900 LA-108
- City
- SULPHUR
- State
- LA
- ZIP
- 70665
- Mailing
- 2205 INDUSTRIAL DRIVE, SULPHUR, LA 70665
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Unprogrammed Related (G)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 562211
- Employees
- 310
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.146 D02
- Issued
- Mar 24, 2022
- Abate by
- Apr 8, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $14,502 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(d)(2): Under the permit-required confined space program required by 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4), the employer did not identify and evaluate the hazards of permit spaces before employees entered: a) On or about September 27, 2021, the employer did not identify and evaluate the hazards of entering the DA-101 Quench Tower, including the hazards associated with isolating the space and welding on the space, exposing employees to explosion hazards.
Recent events (3)
- — J (S) $0
- — C (S) $14502
- — Z (S) $14502
1910.146 C09 II
- Issued
- Mar 24, 2022
- Abate by
- Apr 8, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(c)(9)(ii): Each contractor who was retained to perform permit space entry operations did not coordinate entry operations with the host employer: a) On or about September 27, 2021, at the DA-101 Quench Tower, Wastewater Specialties, LLC did not coordinate entry operations with Turn2 Specialty Companies LLC through Westlake Chemical Lake Charles South, exposing workers to explosion hazards.
Recent events (3)
- — J (S) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.146 F07
- Issued
- Mar 24, 2022
- Abate by
- Apr 12, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(f)(7): The entry permit that documented compliance and authorized entry to a permit space did not identify the hazards of the permit space to be entered: a) On or about September 27, 2021, the hazards associated with isolating the DA-101 Quench Tower and welding on the DA-101 Quench Tower were not identified on the entry permit for the DA-101 Quench Tower, exposing employees to explosion hazards.
Recent events (3)
- — J (S) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.146 J01
- Issued
- Mar 24, 2022
- Abate by
- Apr 8, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(j)(1): The employer did not ensure that each entry supervisor knew the hazards that could be faced during entry, including information on the mode, signs or symptoms, and consequences of the exposure: a) On or about September 27, 2021, the entry supervisor for the DA-101 Quench Tower was unaware of the hazards posed by the use of an inflatable plug during the welding operations being conducted concurrently with the confined space entry.
Recent events (3)
- — J (S) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.1028 E02 I
- Issued
- Mar 24, 2022
- Abate by
- Apr 12, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $10,360 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1028(e)(2)(i): The employer did not monitor each workplace and work operation to determine accurately the airborne concentrations of benzene to which employees may be exposed: a) On or about September 27, 2021, at the DA-101 Quench Tower, the airborne concentration of benzene to which employees were exposed while hydroblasting coke residue containing benzene was not determined.
Recent events (3)
- — J (S) $0
- — C (S) $10360
- — Z (S) $10360
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 345555114.
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